Howell M. Lamprey Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Betsy Webber - betsy@megalink.net
Surname: LAMPREY
Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915
Page 1123
HOWELL M. LAMPREY, real estate dealer in the town of Hampton,
where he has served as selectman for the last twelve years, was born in this
town, October 9, 1861, a son of Charles M. and Catherine (Bachelot) Lam-
prey. The father, Charles M. Lamprey, who was a son of Uri Lamprey,
was also a native of Hampton and was an attorney by profession. His wife
Catharine was a daughter of John Bachelot of the state of Georgia. They
had three children: Carrie C., wife of Richard W. Shea, an attorney at
Boston; Howell M., subject of this sketch, and Uri, a painter residing in
Hampton.
Howell M. Lamprey was educated in the common schools and at Hamp-
ton Academy. He then went to Boston, where he was employed as clerk in
a dry goods store, that of T. D. Whitney & Co., linen drapers. He remained
with them for a number of years, during the last few years being buyer for
his department. He then returned to Hampton, where he has since been
engaged in real estate operations, besides acting as justice of the peace and
auctioneer. Appointed by Governor Bass, he served as trial justice of Hamp-
ton for some time or until the office was abolished. In 1907 he represented
the town of Hampton in the legislature, and he has also served efficiently in
most of the town offices. In politics he is a republican.
Mr. Lamprey married Georgia W. Winslow of Fitchburg; Mass., a
daughter of Thomas and Margaret Winslow, her father being a civil engi-
neer. Mrs. Lamprey died in 1910, leaving two children: Marion and
Helen.
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